Peaches Come In A Bottle, They Were Put There By This Man...

The last beer I brewed before taking a thesis break was one from The Beer Making Book.  It was described as a beer form of peach cobbler, and I had to wait for peach season this past summer to brew it.  I haven't had great success with the brews from that book, but they've all turned out drinkable.  The last fruit-infused beer I brewed from it was a red ale with blueberries, and it was one of my least favorite homebrews.  That said, I wanted to give this one a try since peaches were in season in late summer and I like peach cobbler.  I peeled and roasted fresh peaches to go in the boil, and was excited for this once I bottled it after a couple weeks fermenting.  That excitement was stifled with the first bottle, and will be discussed at the end of this entry.  On to the peaches!

Grains, oats, hops and yeast...

... Plus peeled and roasted peaches.

Good Choice!

I'm back!  And welcome back!  I've finished my dissertation, defended it, passed, been dubbed "doctor," enjoyed my holidays with my family, and am ready to write some more, after I've spent four months writing everyday.  But more than that, I'm here to homebrew, drink beer, visit breweries and brewpubs, and talk all about it.  I've been keeping my beer tasting notebook in the interim, and there are several entries waiting in the wings to be discussed.  As a return to form I restart my blog with a review of the Samuel Adams Hopology sampler 12-pack released last year.

The top of the Hopology box, showing the fun labels and descriptions for each of the six beers held within.